Nutrition and Diet Therapy syllabus in China

Nutrition and Diet Therapy syllabus in China

• Nutrition is a science to study the relationship between all kinds of nutrient and
  human health.
• It consists of basic nutrition, public nutrition, nutrition throughout the life circle, clinical nutrition, etc.

Course Description:

• The course comprises four parts. Part one is basic nutrition. It will introduce the physiological functions, deficiency diseases, food sources and dietary reference intakes of nutrients, and their digestion, absorption and metabolism.
• Part two is about nutrition throughout the life cycle introducing nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, nutrition in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and nutrition for adults.
• Part three will introduce community nutrition and health care. It includes community nutrition, dietetic habits, weight management and physical fitness. In part four, diet therapy is introduced.
• It consists of the nutrition management of gastrointestinal disease, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and renal disease, surgery, cancer and AIDS.

Teaching methods

• Multimedia teaching & interactive discussions will be used to enhance the learning process in the class.

Teaching hours distribution

Examination pattern & marks distribution

1. Examination pattern: subjective in nature containing terms, explanations, filling blanks, and answering questions.
2. Marks distribution: quizzes: 20% ; Class Participation: 10%; Final Exam: 70%

Sample Exam Questions

References

1. Whitney & Rolfes, Understanding Nutrition, 10^th Edition, 2004: West Publishing Company, St. Paul, MN.
2. Whitney & Rolfes, Understanding Nutrition Study Guide, 10^th Edition, 2004: West Wadsworth, Thompson Learning Inc.
3. Smolin, LA & Grosvenor, MB. Nutrition: Science and Applications, 4^th Edition. 2003: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
4. Sizer, Frances S, and Eleanor N. Whitney. Nutrition Concepts and Controversies, 9^th Edition. 2003: St. Paul: West Publishing Company
5. Balch and Balch. Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 3^rd Edition, 2000: Avery.
6. Whitney, E. Cataldo, C. and Rolfs. Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition, 6^th Edition, 2002: West Publishing Company, San Francisco
7. J. Mann and S. Truswell. Essentials of Human Nutrition, 2^nd Edition. 2002: Oxford University Press
8. Shils, Olson, Shike, and Ross. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 9^th Edition. 1999: Williams and Wilkins.

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